Sunday, April 26, 2009

Woman Sewing by William McGregor Paxton

Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 inches, 1913

I've been enjoying looking at the work by William McGregor Paxton, who was inspired by Vermeer. You can zoom in on the above picture at The Detroit Institute of Arts. I especially like how he featured one of his paintings within this painting. On the wall hangs his painting 'Girl Combing Her Hair' shown below:

Girl Combing Her Hair, Oil on canvas, 27 by 22 inches, 1909

For more examples of his work, you can follow the links from Artcyclopedia.